Monday marks 16 years since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Monday, Sept. 11, 2017
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Events all around campus and Bloomington will be remembering the day. Afghanistan and the “War on Terror”: A Retrospective Appraisal Professor William Maley, a professor of diplomacy at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, will speak on the current situation in Afghanistan and Iraq. This event is scheduled to take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in the Global International Studies Building auditorium, Room 0001.
Ivy Tech remembers 9/11 Ivy Tech Community College's Bloomington campus will remember Sept. 11 at a remembrance event Monday morning at 9 a.m. The event will include the City of Bloomington and Bloomington Metropolitan Fire Fighters Union Local 586. The public is invited to attend.
Refugees and the Responsibility to Protect Professor William Maley will speak again, this time on the refugee situations in the Middle East. This is scheduled for 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 12, in GISB 1118.
‘A troubled history’ KKK depiction in IU mural reignites debate
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Students wait for class to begin in in Woodburn 100. The lecture hall contains a mural created by Thomas Hart Benton in 1933, which has created controversy for its depiction of hooded Ku Klux Klan members in the background.
By Katelyn Haas haask@umail.iu.edu | @khaas96
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ooded robes and burning crosses poke out the background of a mural hanging in Woodburn 100, bringing up a part of Indiana’s history many Hoosiers may want to forget. The mural depicting members of the Ku Klux Klan has sparked controversy many times throughout its
tenure at IU, but three weeks ago, Jacquline Barrie, a former IU student, saw an opportunity to restart the conversation on Facebook. A petition has been circulating around social media asking IU to remove the mural from the classroom, saying the mural "violates the student rights and code of ethics by forcing students and faculty of color to work and study in an environment that promotes a group known for discrimi-
nating against people of color, homosexuals, non-Christians and various other marginalized groups of people." Barrie said she felt inspired to start the petition after seeing an argument on Facebook among friends talking about diversity at major universities. The mural was referenced in the conversation, and it sparked Barrie to start the petition. “I talked to my friend privately, and you know, he just made some
statements about it,” Barrie said. “So, I was just like, what can I do? What can be done?” The petition has received more than 1,400 signatures in the three weeks it has been up. The mural is part of a large-scale painting, “Social and Industrial History of Indiana,” by realist muralist Thomas Hart Benton. SEE MURAL, PAGE 5
FOOTBALL
Ramsey sparks IU offense in win By Jake Thomer jjthomer@indiana.edu | @jake_the_thomer
After making his collegiate debut with a handful of pass and rush attempts against No. 2 Ohio State last weekend, freshman quarterback Peyton Ramsey was praised by coach Tom Allen for having “a lot of great attributes.” Ramsey didn’t leave a significant mark on that game, as he picked up just 10 yards passing and 10 more on the ground. But in those few plays, Ramsey offered a glimpse into his potential that Allen — and fans at last year’s IU football spring game — seemed to already know about.
Ramsey broke out in a big way and put his talents on full display in a 34-17 IU win over Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday. The freshman, in just his second career college game, replaced Lagow early in the second quarter and provided 215 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns. Lagow struggled in the early going, but he wasn’t the only one. Neither the Hoosiers nor the SEE RAMSEY, PAGE 5 Related content, pages 7 and 8 For more on Peyton Ramsey and the Hoosiers’ win, read inside.
Sexual assault reported on Sunday EMILY ECKELBARGER | IDS
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A 21-year-old woman reported a sexual assault on North Walnut Street after a man allegedly put his hand up her dress and got on top of her at 3:20 a.m. Sunday morning. The woman told police a male came up behind her while she was walking northbound on North Walnut Street. She said he put his hand up her dress and grabbed her. When she told him to go away, the male allegedly pushed her down once and then again as she tried to get up. She told police he proceeded to get on top of her. Seeing what happened, two
of her male friends, both 21, ran to her and pulled the attacker off her. The suspect then pushed one male to the ground and got on top of him, after which the other male friend pulled the suspect back. The woman and her two friends tried to run away from the suspect while he followed, but the suspect stopped following them and fled before police arrived. Police reported that the suspect was a black or Asian male with short hair in his 30s to 40s. The case is still active. Christine Fernando
Pilot Andy Richardson arranges the interior of a balloon as it inflates with cold air.
Balloon fest returns to Bloomington By Emily Abshire eabshire@indiana.edu | @emily_abs
As the sun rose around 7 a.m. Friday in Bloomington, students were probably groggily and begrudgingly waking up for their 8 a.m. classes. At the Monroe County Fairgrounds, hot air balloon pilots were awake and preparing their balloons to launch into the blue and pink pastel sky.
The pilots were in town for the fifth annual Kiwanis Club of South Central Indiana Balloon Fest. Later that night and through until Sunday evening, the fairground fields would be filled with more balloons, inflatables, games and fair food, but this morning was quiet. Five balloons and their pilot and passengers were going to fly over Bloomington, starting from the fairgrounds and floating north east into
downtown and campus, with plans to land at Memorial Stadium. “This is the closest you can get to floating on a cloud,” pilot and festival co-founder Andy Richardson said. SEE BALLOON, PAGE 3 Related content online See what Bloomington looks like from above at idsnews.com.